Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive: Humanities and Social Sciences
Collection subjects include:
Marilyn Arnold
Emeritus professor of English at Brigham Young University. She also served as assistant to former BYU president Dallin H. Oaks, director of the Center for the Study of Christian Values in Literature, and dean of Graduate Studies.
Authors Club
Organized in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1893 to "form a club for the study of the works of the best authors." The club expanded to establish traveling libraries, help in war relief activities, and offer a free kindergarten, as well as collaborate with Utah women political groups. Membership in the club is generally limited to those from prominent Salt Lake City families.
Alice Morrey Bailey
Alice sketched, sculpted, and wrote numerous short stories, plays, and poems. Her book of poems entitled Rain Shadows was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She was active in the LDS Church and wrote for many church publications. She was also active in the League of Utah Writers, the Association for Mormon Letters, and the National League of American Pen Women.
Phyllis Barber
Phyllis Nelson (b. 1943) published novels, short stories, articles, essays, and a book for young readers, Barber has served on the faculty of Vermont College. As a faculty member, she has lead numerous writing workshops and continuing education classes. She has received numerous awards for both teaching and writing.
- Phyllis Barber papers finding aid
- Phyllis Barber photograph collection finding aid
- www.phyllisbarber.com
Donna D. Beesley
Beesley did extensive research on the Enos Wall family and the historic Wall Mansion, in Salt Lake City, Utah; and she wrote a paper that was later used as a guide in the mansion's restoration. She also did volunteer work for the Utah Heritage Foundation Speakers Bureau, notably doing research on the mansions of South Temple and on Utah ghost towns, and presenting lectures to school and adult groups. Beesley was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Julia Brixen Bertoch
Bertoch wrote Modern Echoes from Ancient Hills; she donated money to the building of Kingsbury Hall; was married to a Utah Senator, Marvin J. Bertoch, who also helped write Modern Echoes from Ancient Hills; and she taught Speech 105 at Westminster College.
- Julia Brixen Bertoch papers finding aid
- Julia Brixen Bertoch photograph collection finding aid
- Digitized photographs
Cristina Biaggi
Biaggi studied art and art history, sculpture, archeology, literature, and more at Vassar College, Harvard University, the University of Mexico City, and the University of Utah, finally earning her PhD in the aesthetics of art and prehistory at New York University. She has had a long career in activism and the arts, publishing papers, giving speeches, and displaying her art around the world. Much of her life’s work is centered around the Goddess; she has written numerous books and created countless works of art on the subject.
Mary Lythgoe Bradford
Latter-day Saint poet, author, and literary critic.
- Mary Lythgoe Bradford papers finding aid
- Mary Lythgoe Bradford photograph collection finding aid
- Books by Bradford
Fawn McKay Brodie
Author and professor at UCLA. Wrote five biographies on different men including Joseph Smith, Thaddeus Steven, Sir Richard Burton, Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Nixon.
- Fawn McKay Brodie papers finding aid
- Fawn McKay Brodie photograph collection finding aid
- Fawn McKay Brodie audio-visual collection
- Digitized audio interviews
- Bruce Brodie, reminiscences of Fawn M. Brodie
- Veda T. Hale collection on Fawn Brodie finding aid
- Books by Brodie
Alice "Pat" Rice Capson Brown
Lifestyle writer for the Salt Lake Tribune and has been recognized for her writing in journalism and poetry.
Olive Woolley Burt
Burt wrote freelance articles in the Deseret News, and eventually took a full-time position as children’s feature editor for the Salt Lake Tribune. She is well-known for the over 50 children's books she published throughout her life.
- Olive Woolley Burt papers finding aid
- Olive Woolley Burt photograph collection finding aid
- Books by Burt
Ramona Wilcox Cannon
Columnist for the Relief Society Magazine, the author of a Deseret News advice column, "Confidentially Yours," under the name, Mary Marker, and author of 300 freelance articles.
- Ramona Wilcox Cannon papers finding aid
- Ramona Wilcox Cannon photograph collection finding aid
- Ariel C. Silver biography on Ramona Wilcox Cannon finding aid
Lucille Iredale Carleson
Lucille was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral and did volunteer work at Holy Cross Hospital. The author of numerous poems, Lucille was active in the National League of American Pen Women. She was also a member of Town Club.
Cleofan Society
Women's group was formed in 1892 with the intention of studying art, literature and history.
Vesta Pierce Crawford
Crawford studied at Brigham Young University, Stanford, and the University of Wyoming, and went on to teach at several universities. She worked as an editor for the Relief Society Magazine, and was a member of the League of Utah Writers, the Utah State Poetry Society, the Utah Sonneteers, and several other poetry organizations. She received many awards for her writing.
- Vesta Pierce Crawford papers finding aid
- Vesta Pierce Crawford photograph collection finding aid
- Book by Crawford
- Dissertation
Louise Degn
Worked for several years at KSL as the only woman broadcast news reporter in Utah. During her career as a reporter, she produced the program “Mormon Women and Depression” despite intense pressure against it from the LDS church. She won several awards praising her perspective on the lives of Utah women. She produced a program on women’s suffrage in the western United States, “Let the Women Vote!” at the University of Utah.
- Louise Degn papers finding aid
- Louise Degn broadcast journalism audio-visual collection finding aid
- Louise Degn oral history transcript
- Video productions by Degn
Klancy Clark de Nevers
De Nevers research focuses on World War II, Japanese internment, and Aberdeen, Washington (her hometown). The publications resulting from this research include; The Colonel and the Pacifist, and The Cohasset Beach Chronicles that are a compilation of newspaper articles written during World War II by Kathy Hogan, that were edited by de Nevers and Lucy Hart.
Olive Ghiselin
Ghiselin (1907-2011), called the "Utah's First Lady of Short Fiction," began publishing her works later in life. She was the wife of poet Brewster Ghiselin.
Kathryn Hain
Kathryn Hain (b. 1957) was born in Nebraska. She earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Nebraska; M.A. in Middle Eastern Cultures and Religions from Jerusalem University College; and Ph.D. in Middle East history from the University of Utah. She married Raymond Hain in 1981; the couple had three children. The family lived in Amman, Jordan and Jerusalem from 1996-2009. During the family’s time in the Middle East, Hain and her husband, were employed by the Church of School Services, Inc. where they provided Christian literature for churches and schools. Hain was an adjunct professor at the University of Utah from 2013-2015 and assistant professor at Bushnell University from 2017-2018.
Judith D. Hallet
She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and later attended UCLA as a graduate student in Motion Pictures. She married Stanley Hallet and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she earned her M.A. in French at the University of Utah. After college, she began her career as an independent filmmaker in Afghanistan and Tunisia. She was later hired as a Producer/Reporter for KUTV's news publication EXTRA. Then she joined National Geographic's EXPLORER as a Senior Producer in Washington, D.C. In 1991, she started her own production company, Judith Dwan Hallet Productions, where she produced and directed documentaries such as Battle for the Great Plains, Vietnam: The Next Generation, and John Kluge: The Will to Make a Difference.
- Judith D. Hallet papers finding aid
- Judith Hallet independent film collection
- French language immersion film M.A. thesis
- www.judyandstanleyhalletproductions.com
June Rose Harwood
Taught at East High School, wrote poetry, sketched. Daughter of prominent Paris-trained Utah artist James Taylor Harwood and artist Harriet Richards Harwood.
Dawn House
Worked as a reporter for the Daily Herald and the Salt Lake Tribune. She was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize, for her stories on Mark Hofmann and polygamy investigative stories.
Pearl Jacobsen
Jacobsen was a local historian and chaired the Sevier County Bicentennial Committee.
Madeline R. McQuown
Writer who spent most of her life living in Ogden, Utah. She studied at Weber College and the University of Utah. She wrote poetry, which she published in an anthology. She also researched history and began writing a biography of Brigham Young.
Karen Marguerite Moloney
Worked as Editor in Chief for the 2004 Spring issue of Dialogue. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California in 1989. She has done much editorial work and has had many of her own works published. She is a professor of English at Weber State University.
Jacqueline "Jackie" Nokes
Nokes (b.1929) was a television host, producer, Assistant to the President, and Community Liaison at Salt Lake City's KSL-5 Broadcasting House during the years 1957 to1987. She was featured on the television programs "Romper Room," "Midday," "Faces," and the daily radio show, "What's Happening." Nokes used her television show "Midday" to publicize a range of community projects. She was particularly supportive of people with disabilities.
- Jacqueline "Jackie" Nokes papers finding aid
- Jacqueline Nokes photograph collection finding aid
- Oral history transcript
- Digitized photo
Agnes Just Reid
Teacher and author of many short stories, poems and wrote a column in the Blackfoot [Idaho] newspaper, The Register.
- Agnes Just Reid papers finding aid
- Agnes Just Reid photograph collection finding aid
- Digitized photographs
Raye Carleson Ringholz
Ringholz is a noted woman writer from Utah. She published several books, which include Barrier of Salt, Guidebook to Canyonlands Country, The Wilderness Handbook, Uranium Frenzy, Little Town Blues, Paradise Paved, and On belay!
Clarice Short
In1946 Short began teaching English at the University of Utah as an assistant professor. She remained there until 1974. Short has published two books of poetry, The Owl on the Aerial and The Old One and the Wind.
- Clarice Short papers finding aid
- Clarice Short photograph collection finding aid
- Digitized photographs
- Books by Short
Linda Sillitoe
Professional author, editor, and writing instructor, and a three time Pulitzer Prize nominee. She wrote for the Deseret News, served as an editor on Bradford’s biography of Lowell L. Bennion, and completed extensive research on the ACLU in Utah.
- Linda Sillitoe papers finding aid
- Salamander collection finding aid
- Linda Sillito and Allen Roberts photograph collection finding aid
- Digitized photographs
- Books by Sillitoe
Donna Toland Smart
Smart worked for the University of Utah as a technical writer and as an author for the Relief Society. She has served on the Emeritus Board.
- Donna Toland Smart papers finding aid
- Donna Toland Smart photograph collection finding aid
- Books by Smart
Emma Lou Thayne
Thayne was a poet, novelist, and essayist. Over the course of her career, she wrote and published 14 books of poetry, fiction, and essays, in addition to hundreds of poems. She also wrote the words to the hymn "Where Can I Turn for Peace?" Thayne received many awards for her writing and her activism, including: the Utah Governor's Mansion Artist Award for literary accomplishments, David O. McKay Humanities Award, the the Gandhi Peace Award, and the Association for Mormon Letters award. Thayne served on several boards, including Deseret News, the General Board of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association, the Utah Arts Council and Odyssey House.
Utah Federation of Women's Clubs
The objective of the Utah Federation, as stated in the first constitution, was "To bring into communication with one another the various women's clubs in Utah, that they may compare methods of work and become mutually helpful--and in general to promote such measures as shall best advance the educational, industrial, and social interests of the state."
- Utah Federation of Women's Clubs records finding aid
- Utah Federation of Women's Clubs photograph collection finding aid
- Digitized photographs
Utah Women's History Association
Founded in 1977. Its focus was on studying Utah women, Utah history, and women’s history. The association sponsored symposiums and programs on these different topics.
Barbara Williams
A reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune’s children’s section. She earned an M.A. in English from the University of Utah, published over fifty books.
- Barbara Williams papers finding aid
- Barbara Williams photograph collection finding aid
- Books by Williams
Marian Robertson Wilson
Wilson (b. 1926) is a musician, as well as a linguist and teacher. She has been recognized internationally as music editor of Coptic Encyclopedia and has lectured and taught at universities throughout the world. She is the daughter of Leroy J. Robertson, a world-renowned musician and composer.